EAST LANSING -- Some of the internal discipline measures for recently arrested Michigan State football players Brian Linthicum and Max Bullough became external Monday when coach Mark Dantonio said they would be held out of the first two spring practices.

Spring practice starts Tuesday, and the Spartans will have 15 practices leading up to the April 30 Green & White spring game at Spartan Stadium.

Linthicum and Bullough, both projected to likely start in the fall, also have been dropped down on the depth chart for the start of spring practice. Linthicum is listed last among six tight end candidates, and Bullough is third among three players at the middle linebacker spot.

Linthicum and Bullough face charges from a spring break incident in Vail, Colo. They were arrested last month outside a downtown bar, and Aspen police said a Taser was used to subdue Linthicum after he allegedly punched a Benjamin Nichols of London, England.

Linthicum was charged with misdemeanor third-degree assault and eluding police. Bullough was charged with being a minor in possession of alcohol and eluding police. They are scheduled to appear at Pitkin County Court on April 19. The Spartans are scheduled for their 11th practice of the spring that day.

Dantonio said he was disappointed by the incident, and that it was investigated. He said the staff will continue to challenge players to make good choices on and off the field.

"We will continue to do that and try and impact the community in a good way," he said. "Sometimes there are two players or one player out of 100 who have a problem, and we work with that, but we also want to focus on the 98 others who are doing good things."